‘AndΚαὶyou,σύBethlehem,Βηθλέεμlandγῆof Judah,Ἰούδαareεἶby no meansοὐδαμῶςleastἐλαχίστηamongἐνthe rulersτοῖς ἡγεμόσινof Judah;Ἰούδαforγὰρfromἐκyouσοῦwill comeἐξελεύσεταιa leaderἡγούμενοςwhoὅστιςwill shepherdποιμανεῖmy peopleτὸν λαόν μουIsrael.’”τὸν Ἰσραήλ
Quotation · Micah 5:2
Go to Micah 5:2The high priests and the scribes answer Herod with Micah. Micah calls Bethlehem “small to be among the thousands of Judah”; in Matthew we read “you are by no means least.”
Formula: οὕτως γὰρ γέγραπται διὰ τοῦ προφήτου “for so it is written through the prophet” (Matthew 2:5)
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Greek of the New Testament: Καὶ σύ Βηθλέεμ γῆ Ἰούδα οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη εἶ ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος ὅστις ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ
Hebrew (Masoretic text): וְאַתָּה בֵּית לֶחֶם אֶפְרָתָה צָעִיר לִהְיוֹת בְּאַלְפֵי יְהוּדָה מִמְּךָ לִי יֵצֵא לִהְיוֹת מוֹשֵׁל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וּמוֹצָאֹתָיו מִקֶּדֶם מִימֵי עוֹלָם
Septuagint (Micah 5:2-3 in the Septuagint numbering): Καὶ σύ, Βηθλέεμ οἶκος Ἐφράθα, ὀλιγοστὸς εἶ τοῦ εἶναι ἐν χιλιάσιν Ἰούδα· ἐξ οὗ μοι ἐξελεύσεται τοῦ εἶναι εἰς ἄρχοντα τοῦ διὰ τοῦτο δώσει αὐτοὺς ἕως καιροῦ τικτούσης τέξεται, καὶ οἱ ἐπίλοιποι τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιστρέψουσιν ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ.
In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 3 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0
Quotation · 2 Samuel 5:2
Go to 2 Samuel 5:2The last phrase of the quotation, “who will shepherd my people Israel,” is the words that YHWH says to David in 2 Samuel 5:2.
Formula: οὕτως γὰρ γέγραπται διὰ τοῦ προφήτου “for so it is written through the prophet” (Matthew 2:5)
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Greek of the New Testament: Καὶ σύ Βηθλέεμ γῆ Ἰούδα οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη εἶ ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος ὅστις ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ
Hebrew (Masoretic text): גַּם אֶתְמוֹל גַּם שִׁלְשׁוֹם בִּהְיוֹת שָׁאוּל מֶלֶךְ עָלֵינוּ אַתָּה הָיִיתָ הַמּוֹצִיא וְהַמֵּבִיא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לְךָ אַתָּה תִרְעֶה אֶת עַמִּי אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַתָּה תִּהְיֶה לְנָגִיד עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל
Septuagint (2 Samuel 5:2 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ ἐχθὲς καὶ τρίτην ὄντος Σαοὺλ βασιλέως ἐφ’ ἡμῖν σὺ ἦσθα ὁ ἐξάγων καὶ εἰσάγων τὸν Ἰσραήλ, καὶ εἶπεν Κύριος πρὸς σέ Σὺ ποιμανεῖς τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ, καὶ σὺ ἔσει εἰσηγούμενος ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραήλ.
The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 5 consecutive words: “τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ.”
Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0